intend/Inˋtɛnd; Inˈtend/v [T]1 to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose 计划﹐打算: The work took longer than we intended. 这工作花的时间比我们计划的要长。intend to do sth I intend to move house next year. 我打算明年搬家。intend doing sth I intended staying two nights. 我准备待两个晚上。intend sth as sth It was intended as a joke. 说这话是想开个玩笑。2 be intended for sb/sth to be provided or designed for a particular person or purpose 是针对某人/某事物而提供[设计]的: a book intended for children aged 5-7 一本给 5 至 7 岁儿童看的书